A play on Words including diction, syntax, personification, alliteration, assonance, and puns, enhance a novel in many ways. In the twentieth century, wordplay of many forms became an important part of a writer's work. A writer may use word play to make their novel seem funny and interesting to the reader or they may also chose word play that puts a certain emphasis on a particular idea.Word play is always just a word or two away from the words we speak, hear, read, and write. You can identfy word play at home and on the streets. It's in movies all the time and on the television shows you probably see everyday. Sometimes it is intentional, and other times it is accidental. A play on words is simply playing with words.
Authors chose to use word play to make their work more interesting and relatable. By using word play, an author can make fun of a society, person, and lifestyle without having to be blunt about it. All in all the point gets across to the reader. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain uses satire to explore and poke fun of many problems facing American society. Through Twain's use of satire, we can learn from its mistakes. Twain turned an adventure down a river into an exploration of the problems society faces. Many poems can be seen having examples of word play. Poems are a way to express what the author is thinking or experiencing. Word play in poems can also be a way to make it more funny and interesting. By using alliteration and assonance, the author is able to create a rythme. In Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll uses word play to make emphasis on the society and people of his time. The Book has many examples thorugh out that show different plays on words. For example "Mine is a long and a sad tale,' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; `but why do you call it sad?" Alice thinks that the tail is actually sad, how could a tail be sad?
Now you see that word play can be used in many different ways to show many different styles of writing. Word play can be funny and interesting and even make a point about a society, person and lifestyle. It can be done intentionally or accidentally. Either way a point is being made. Word play can be reached to all different ages including middle to senior ages even to children.
Authors chose to use word play to make their work more interesting and relatable. By using word play, an author can make fun of a society, person, and lifestyle without having to be blunt about it. All in all the point gets across to the reader. The Adventures of Huckleberry Finn, written by Mark Twain uses satire to explore and poke fun of many problems facing American society. Through Twain's use of satire, we can learn from its mistakes. Twain turned an adventure down a river into an exploration of the problems society faces. Many poems can be seen having examples of word play. Poems are a way to express what the author is thinking or experiencing. Word play in poems can also be a way to make it more funny and interesting. By using alliteration and assonance, the author is able to create a rythme. In Alice in Wonderland, Lewis Carroll uses word play to make emphasis on the society and people of his time. The Book has many examples thorugh out that show different plays on words. For example "Mine is a long and a sad tale,' said the Mouse, turning to Alice, and sighing. 'It is a long tail, certainly,' said Alice, looking down with wonder at the Mouse's tail; `but why do you call it sad?" Alice thinks that the tail is actually sad, how could a tail be sad?
Now you see that word play can be used in many different ways to show many different styles of writing. Word play can be funny and interesting and even make a point about a society, person and lifestyle. It can be done intentionally or accidentally. Either way a point is being made. Word play can be reached to all different ages including middle to senior ages even to children.